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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
Your kids don't go to school? Your husband doesn't go to work?
What do those questions have to do with anything I posted about?
ETA: My kids go to school and my husband works.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by MissJones
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by FirstMate
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
It's definitely hard when you go from having uninterrupted time to get things done in your day to always having your kids in your face. It wasn't good for either of us, especially when we were in lockdown. Like I said, I enjoy my routines and having everyone home all the time just threw me off. I'm so glad to be past 2020. I'm enjoying the return to normalacy and everyone is doing better having our routines and normal life back.
I agree with the routines. This is so silly but I haven't been able to clean with my music up really loud or clean with the house empty in years now.
I used to have a day or two during the week but since the pandemic started - I am never at home for any length of time without someone there.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by MissJones
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by FirstMate
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
It's definitely hard when you go from having uninterrupted time to get things done in your day to always having your kids in your face. It wasn't good for either of us, especially when we were in lockdown. Like I said, I enjoy my routines and having everyone home all the time just threw me off. I'm so glad to be past 2020. I'm enjoying the return to normalacy and everyone is doing better having our routines and normal life back.
What do you do in the summer? Aren't they always there in your FACE then? 
I'm so curious as to what the deranged reason is as to why you are so utterly consumed by how EVERYONE on here lives their life. You just HAVE to comment on EVERYTHING that ANYONE says that is different from what you do. I guess that comes from a place of insecurity, it's so sad when you have to constantly convince yourself that you're better than others in every way.
Here's a thought, MYOFB and spend less time consumed by others and what they do and instead spend more time worrying about yourself. Stop posting on EVERY comment people make and derailing EVERY thread with your utter and complete nonsense.
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Hofstra26
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by MissJones
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by FirstMate
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
It's definitely hard when you go from having uninterrupted time to get things done in your day to always having your kids in your face. It wasn't good for either of us, especially when we were in lockdown. Like I said, I enjoy my routines and having everyone home all the time just threw me off. I'm so glad to be past 2020. I'm enjoying the return to normalacy and everyone is doing better having our routines and normal life back.
I agree with the routines. This is so silly but I haven't been able to clean with my music up really loud or clean with the house empty in years now.
I used to have a day or two during the week but since the pandemic started - I am never at home for any length of time without someone there.
I feel ya!!! I really missed doing things in an empty house during the lockdown. It's so hard to clean around everyone or focus on any tasks when you're constantly interrupted by a kid who needs something from you. I think we all do better when we have our own routines in place, the pandemic threw everything for a loop.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by MissJones
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by FirstMate
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
Your kids don't go to school? Your husband doesn't go to work?
What do those questions have to do with anything I posted about?
ETA: My kids go to school and my husband works.
"I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute."
If you are working out of the house and then coming home to others, then this is totally different than what Hofstra has said. She had to deal with them all in her face for FOUR months out of school. Not years like most people. 7 hours a day while working parents don't have much "me" time. Yes, if you have a longer commute and maybe lunch.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by MissJones
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by FirstMate
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
It's definitely hard when you go from having uninterrupted time to get things done in your day to always having your kids in your face. It wasn't good for either of us, especially when we were in lockdown. Like I said, I enjoy my routines and having everyone home all the time just threw me off. I'm so glad to be past 2020. I'm enjoying the return to normalacy and everyone is doing better having our routines and normal life back.
What do you do in the summer? Aren't they always there in your FACE then?
I'm so curious as to what the deranged reason is as to why you are so utterly consumed by how EVERYONE on here lives their life. You just HAVE to comment on EVERYTHING that ANYONE says that is different from what you do. I guess that comes from a place of insecurity, it's so sad when you have to constantly convince yourself that you're better than others in every way.
Here's a thought, MYOFB and spend less time consumed by others and what they do and instead spend more time worrying about yourself. Stop posting on EVERY comment people make and derailing EVERY thread with your utter and complete nonsense.
This is about how kids are doing. You are complaining that in your HUGE home, your kids were in your face for 4 months and you didn't have your precious 7 hours alone. You truly are spoiled and it is sad that you don't even see it.
Try having kids in smaller homes who are TRULY on top of one another trying to do school work and dealing with being with one another 24/7. You are complaining that you didn't have your regular "routine" (which sounds like doing nothing but being online and reading).
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Hofstra26
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Actually, the question was how the ADULTS were doing. Perhaps go back and READ.
Furthermore, stop making idiotic, dimwitted comments about my life or anyone else's on here You have NO idea what you're talking about, you know NOTHING about my house or my life and you should really stop telling people how they should've responded to a pandemic. Again, MYOFB.
EVERY time you reply to me you sound more and more like an envious stalker. You really have a mental screw loose, maybe if you were satisfied with your own life you wouldn't be so consumed with others.
I'm going to end this silly back and forth for the sake of the thread, I've wasted enough time on your nonsense.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by MissJones
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by FirstMate
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
Your kids don't go to school? Your husband doesn't go to work?
What do those questions have to do with anything I posted about?
ETA: My kids go to school and my husband works.
"I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute."
If you are working out of the house and then coming home to others, then this is totally different than what Hofstra has said. She had to deal with them all in her face for FOUR months out of school. Not years like most people. 7 hours a day while working parents don't have much "me" time. Yes, if you have a longer commute and maybe lunch.
We were both talking about losing time that we had to ourselves and how that has been a negative for us; not comparing the situation that caused it.
I don't know why you have such a hard @n for Hofstra and need to constantly criticize her for her situation instead of showing some empathy or just leaving it be.
My neighbor - a SAHM and I commiserate. She hasn't been alone because her husband has not been traveling for work. Her feelings are not any less then mine because I work out of the house and she does not. She may have had it even worse since she was dealing with the kids at home and I got a break from them by leaving for work.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by MissJones
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by FirstMate
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
Your kids don't go to school? Your husband doesn't go to work?
What do those questions have to do with anything I posted about?
ETA: My kids go to school and my husband works.
"I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute."
If you are working out of the house and then coming home to others, then this is totally different than what Hofstra has said. She had to deal with them all in her face for FOUR months out of school. Not years like most people. 7 hours a day while working parents don't have much "me" time. Yes, if you have a longer commute and maybe lunch.
We were both talking about losing time that we had to ourselves and how that has been a negative for us; not comparing the situation that caused it.
I don't know why you have such a hard @n for Hofstra and need to constantly criticize her for her situation instead of showing some empathy or just leaving it be.
My neighbor - a SAHM and I commiserate. She hasn't been alone because her husband has not been traveling for work. Her feelings are not any less then mine because I work out of the house and she does not. She may have had it even worse since she was dealing with the kids at home and I got a break from them by leaving for work.
This is funny because in my house we have the opposite issue. DH has been reitred and a stay at home dad of sorts. Since March 2020 I've been home EVERY. SINGLE. DAY
Working in our bedroom.
I know he msises his alone time.
And I miss being alone too because when I went to work I could close my office door and be alone. Here I am rarely alone unless DH is at the gym or running errands or visiting his dad etc.
And our house is small so I don't have an office or even a basement to go "escape" a bit. We are on top of each other and together in this house 24/7 and it's kind of killing us both!
In the summer, add in DD here with us all day.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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Actually, the question was how the ADULTS were doing. Perhaps go back and READ.
Furthermore, stop making idiotic, dimwitted comments about my life or anyone else's on here You have NO idea what you're talking about, you know NOTHING about my house or my life and you should really stop telling people how they should've responded to a pandemic. Again, MYOFB.
EVERY time you reply to me you sound more and more like an envious stalker. You really have a mental screw loose, maybe if you were satisfied with your own life you wouldn't be so consumed with others.
I'm going to end this silly back and forth for the sake of the thread, I've wasted enough time on your nonsense.
The thread is called "How are the kids doing almost 2 years later" unless you missed that.
I know your house is THREE times larger than mine and I have FOUR adults living together in a very small space and trying to do school and work together, on top of one another.
Envious is hilarious as you come on here complaining about having to spend time with your kids for FOUR months in a huge house that everyone can get away from each other. That they were in your face of your going online and reading. Sad as you are so privileged and spoiled compared to probably 95% on this board. People who are happy and are making the best of their situation and not complaining their family were in their face and they didn't have their MEEEEEE time.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by MissJones
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by FirstMate
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
Your kids don't go to school? Your husband doesn't go to work?
What do those questions have to do with anything I posted about?
ETA: My kids go to school and my husband works.
"I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute."
If you are working out of the house and then coming home to others, then this is totally different than what Hofstra has said. She had to deal with them all in her face for FOUR months out of school. Not years like most people. 7 hours a day while working parents don't have much "me" time. Yes, if you have a longer commute and maybe lunch.
We were both talking about losing time that we had to ourselves and how that has been a negative for us; not comparing the situation that caused it.
I don't know why you have such a hard @n for Hofstra and need to constantly criticize her for her situation instead of showing some empathy or just leaving it be.
My neighbor - a SAHM and I commiserate. She hasn't been alone because her husband has not been traveling for work. Her feelings are not any less then mine because I work out of the house and she does not. She may have had it even worse since she was dealing with the kids at home and I got a break from them by leaving for work.
I am not sure when you have lost time to yourself then if your schedule has stayed the same?
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Hofstra26
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Hey windy......... Reading is fundamental.
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
Guess you missed that part before running off at the mouth.
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How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
My DH and I must be the outliers. We both work from home (him permanently, me temporarily) and we never see each other. I work from the bedroom and he’s in his office downstairs.
My DD goes to camp in the summer but she’s been quarantined so many times that when she is home she knows we’re working and generally keeps herself occupied.
ETA make no mistake though, we often work 12-15 hours a day. We are not mentally ok in any way, shape or form!
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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Hey windy......... Reading is fundamental.
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
Guess you missed that part before running off at the mouth.
Did I post that?
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by LuckyStar
My DH and I must be the outliers. We both work from home (him permanently, me temporarily) and we never see each other. I work from the bedroom and he’s in his office downstairs.
My DD goes to camp in the summer but she’s been quarantined so many times that when she is home she knows we’re working and generally keeps herself occupied.
ETA make no mistake though, we often work 12-15 hours a day. We are not mentally ok in any way, shape or form!
I don't get it either especially if you have a bigger home. Kids can occupy themselves in many places. Mine only have the living room, kitchen and bedrooms. They barely go outside to hang out when it is warm. Won't go in the basement as it is not finished. Oh maybe take up the bathroom and then since we have one bathroom they all fight over that lol
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Hofstra26
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Thanks CookiePuss 
That's exactly how I felt Nell, it's hard having no time to yourself. Constant noise and chaos morning, noon and night. I was literally jealous of my DH's commute to work simply because he got all that quiet time in the car to have an uninterrupted thought. lol
Families definitely aren't meant to be locked up together in the house indefinitely, it's not easy on anyone. The lack of things to do in the outside world along with no socializing at the time sucked.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by MissJones
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by FirstMate
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
Your kids don't go to school? Your husband doesn't go to work?
What do those questions have to do with anything I posted about?
ETA: My kids go to school and my husband works.
"I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute."
If you are working out of the house and then coming home to others, then this is totally different than what Hofstra has said. She had to deal with them all in her face for FOUR months out of school. Not years like most people. 7 hours a day while working parents don't have much "me" time. Yes, if you have a longer commute and maybe lunch.
We were both talking about losing time that we had to ourselves and how that has been a negative for us; not comparing the situation that caused it.
I don't know why you have such a hard @n for Hofstra and need to constantly criticize her for her situation instead of showing some empathy or just leaving it be.
My neighbor - a SAHM and I commiserate. She hasn't been alone because her husband has not been traveling for work. Her feelings are not any less then mine because I work out of the house and she does not. She may have had it even worse since she was dealing with the kids at home and I got a break from them by leaving for work.
I am not sure when you have lost time to yourself then if your schedule has stayed the same?
Where did I say that my schedule stayed the same?
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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Posted by CookiePuss
We were both talking about losing time that we had to ourselves and how that has been a negative for us; not comparing the situation that caused it.
I don't know why you have such a hard @n for Hofstra and need to constantly criticize her for her situation instead of showing some empathy or just leaving it be.
My neighbor - a SAHM and I commiserate. She hasn't been alone because her husband has not been traveling for work. Her feelings are not any less then mine because I work out of the house and she does not. She may have had it even worse since she was dealing with the kids at home and I got a break from them by leaving for work.
This is funny because in my house we have the opposite issue. DH has been reitred and a stay at home dad of sorts. Since March 2020 I've been home EVERY. SINGLE. DAY
Working in our bedroom.
I know he msises his alone time.
And I miss being alone too because when I went to work I could close my office door and be alone. Here I am rarely alone unless DH is at the gym or running errands or visiting his dad etc.
And our house is small so I don't have an office or even a basement to go "escape" a bit. We are on top of each other and together in this house 24/7 and it's kind of killing us both!
In the summer, add in DD here with us all day.
I feel for you. I don't think I would have been okay working at home with DH there and, at one point, the kids there.
I know my DH feels it since he hasn't been able to return to the office even on a p/t basis.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by LuckyStar
My DH and I must be the outliers. We both work from home (him permanently, me temporarily) and we never see each other. I work from the bedroom and he’s in his office downstairs.
My DD goes to camp in the summer but she’s been quarantined so many times that when she is home she knows we’re working and generally keeps herself occupied.
ETA make no mistake though, we often work 12-15 hours a day. We are not mentally ok in any way, shape or form!
I don't get it either especially if you have a bigger home. Kids can occupy themselves in many places. Mine only have the living room, kitchen and bedrooms. They barely go outside to hang out when it is warm. Won't go in the basement as it is not finished. Oh maybe take up the bathroom and then since we have one bathroom they all fight over that lol
Maybe it's time for your adult children to move out on their own.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by CookiePuss
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Posted by MissJones
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by FirstMate
"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
Your kids don't go to school? Your husband doesn't go to work?
What do those questions have to do with anything I posted about?
ETA: My kids go to school and my husband works.
"I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute."
If you are working out of the house and then coming home to others, then this is totally different than what Hofstra has said. She had to deal with them all in her face for FOUR months out of school. Not years like most people. 7 hours a day while working parents don't have much "me" time. Yes, if you have a longer commute and maybe lunch.
We were both talking about losing time that we had to ourselves and how that has been a negative for us; not comparing the situation that caused it.
I don't know why you have such a hard @n for Hofstra and need to constantly criticize her for her situation instead of showing some empathy or just leaving it be.
My neighbor - a SAHM and I commiserate. She hasn't been alone because her husband has not been traveling for work. Her feelings are not any less then mine because I work out of the house and she does not. She may have had it even worse since she was dealing with the kids at home and I got a break from them by leaving for work.
I am not sure when you have lost time to yourself then if your schedule has stayed the same?
Where did I say that my schedule stayed the same?
Guess I just thought since you said you got to have a break by leaving for work and your only free time was commuting.
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by Hofstra26
Thanks CookiePuss
That's exactly how I felt Nell, it's hard having no time to yourself. Constant noise and chaos morning, noon and night. I was literally jealous of my DH's commute to work simply because he got all that quiet time in the car to have an uninterrupted thought. lol
Families definitely aren't meant to be locked up together in the house indefinitely, it's not easy on anyone. The lack of things to do in the outside world along with no socializing at the time sucked.
Many people homeschool and are locked up together almost 24/7 without the extra activities on the outside they might have from their homeschool community. I know people on this board homeschool. I wonder if they feel the same.
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| Posted 1/19/22 1:06 PM |
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by CookiePuss
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My DH and I must be the outliers. We both work from home (him permanently, me temporarily) and we never see each other. I work from the bedroom and he’s in his office downstairs.
My DD goes to camp in the summer but she’s been quarantined so many times that when she is home she knows we’re working and generally keeps herself occupied.
ETA make no mistake though, we often work 12-15 hours a day. We are not mentally ok in any way, shape or form!
I don't get it either especially if you have a bigger home. Kids can occupy themselves in many places. Mine only have the living room, kitchen and bedrooms. They barely go outside to hang out when it is warm. Won't go in the basement as it is not finished. Oh maybe take up the bathroom and then since we have one bathroom they all fight over that lol
Maybe it's time for your adult children to move out on their own.
Your mouth to god's ears lol. They are actually both still in school and the older one was out for awhile and would love to have their own place but for right now they basically just comes and go's. Luckily school is in person and they work so we have semi-quiet house many times and it is lovely.
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| Posted 1/19/22 1:11 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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Posted by Hofstra26
Thanks CookiePuss
That's exactly how I felt Nell, it's hard having no time to yourself. Constant noise and chaos morning, noon and night. I was literally jealous of my DH's commute to work simply because he got all that quiet time in the car to have an uninterrupted thought. lol
Families definitely aren't meant to be locked up together in the house indefinitely, it's not easy on anyone. The lack of things to do in the outside world along with no socializing at the time sucked.
Many people homeschool and are locked up together almost 24/7 without the extra activities on the outside they might have from their homeschool community. I know people on this board homeschool. I wonder if they feel the same.
What is your point other than to hear yourself talk???
It's not a competition to see who handled the pandemic better or who struggled the most.
CONSTANTLY insisting to anyone who comments that they couldn't have possibly struggled because their house is bigger or their commute is shorter or their job is easier or whatever other BS cr@p that comes out of your mouth makes you sound so stupid. Just stop already.
We ALL had our struggles throughout the pandemic, we ALL coped in different ways and I know you think you "did it better than anyone" but you didn't. Stop questioning everything that anyone says, you're like a whiny toddler who can't stop saying, "But why? But why? But why?".
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CookiePuss
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
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"But how are the adults doing? I have friends who have turned into paranoid, terrified almost dysfunctional humans. "
AB.SO.LU.TELY.
I’ve definitely fallen into a hoarding space.
I’m not a crazy hoarder lol but it’s changed how I shop.
I agree that I think this whole thing has negatively affected me the most. Not my kids and not my husband. That is not to say that they did not nor have not experienced adverse affects.
Like Hofstra said later in this post - I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute.
Your kids don't go to school? Your husband doesn't go to work?
What do those questions have to do with anything I posted about?
ETA: My kids go to school and my husband works.
"I am never alone and have not been alone since 2019 unless you consider my commute."
If you are working out of the house and then coming home to others, then this is totally different than what Hofstra has said. She had to deal with them all in her face for FOUR months out of school. Not years like most people. 7 hours a day while working parents don't have much "me" time. Yes, if you have a longer commute and maybe lunch.
We were both talking about losing time that we had to ourselves and how that has been a negative for us; not comparing the situation that caused it.
I don't know why you have such a hard @n for Hofstra and need to constantly criticize her for her situation instead of showing some empathy or just leaving it be.
My neighbor - a SAHM and I commiserate. She hasn't been alone because her husband has not been traveling for work. Her feelings are not any less then mine because I work out of the house and she does not. She may have had it even worse since she was dealing with the kids at home and I got a break from them by leaving for work.
I am not sure when you have lost time to yourself then if your schedule has stayed the same?
Where did I say that my schedule stayed the same?
Guess I just thought since you said you got to have a break by leaving for work and your only free time was commuting.
Although I hate to continue quoting since I’m quoting so much and it’s really none of your business so I don’t know what is possessing me to answer you but I work a lot more in the pandemic than I did pre-pandemic. The only thing you can really gather from somebody saying their only free time is their commute is that they are commuting to someplace other than their house. Otherwise you’re just making assumptions. I’ve added to the derailment of this post enough so with this I am done
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| Posted 1/19/22 1:17 PM |
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Re: How are the kids doing almost 2 years later
Posted by Hofstra26
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Posted by Hofstra26
Thanks CookiePuss
That's exactly how I felt Nell, it's hard having no time to yourself. Constant noise and chaos morning, noon and night. I was literally jealous of my DH's commute to work simply because he got all that quiet time in the car to have an uninterrupted thought. lol
Families definitely aren't meant to be locked up together in the house indefinitely, it's not easy on anyone. The lack of things to do in the outside world along with no socializing at the time sucked.
Many people homeschool and are locked up together almost 24/7 without the extra activities on the outside they might have from their homeschool community. I know people on this board homeschool. I wonder if they feel the same.
What is your point other than to hear yourself talk???
It's not a competition to see who handled the pandemic better or who struggled the most.
CONSTANTLY insisting to anyone who comments that they couldn't have possibly struggled because their house is bigger or their commute is shorter or their job is easier or whatever other BS cr@p that comes out of your mouth makes you sound so stupid. Just stop already.
We ALL had our struggles throughout the pandemic, we ALL coped in different ways and I know you think you "did it better than anyone" but you didn't. Stop questioning everything that anyone says, you're like a whiny toddler who can't stop saying, "But why? But why? But why?".
"I'm going to end this silly back and forth for the sake of the thread, I've wasted enough time on your nonsense.
HA that lasted 3 seconds.
You come on here crying about having your kids in your face for 4 months while people had REAL issues. Come.on. you can't see how ridiculous you sound. I would never say I had it anywhere as bad as many others as I was able to work from home and still socialized so I wasn't home 24/7/365 days. I guess I have gone so many years after having kids with almost no me time so you get used to it.
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